Mohammed Siraj overtakes Zaheer Khan - Which bowler has taken most IPL wickets at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru?

Mayank Bande

Mohammed Siraj overtakes Zaheer Khan - Which bowler has taken most IPL wickets at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru? image

Mohammed Siraj

In his first season away from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru since 2018, Mohammed Siraj played his first match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.

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On his return, the speedster bowled an excellent opening spell where he dismissed Devdutt Padikkal and Phil Salt and backed it up by another crucial wicket of Liam Livingstone in the 19th over.

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As he finished his brilliant spell of 4 overs with 3/19, he took over Zaheer Khan's tally of IPL wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

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Which bowler has the most IPL wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru?

Currently, the leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal leads the chart with 52 wickets at the venue in 41 matches. The other names in the list include the likes of Vinay Kumar and Srinath Aravind.

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BowlerMatchesWicketsBest FiguresAvg/SREconomy
Yuzvendra Chahal41524/2521.55/16.77.72
Mohammed Siraj22293/1924.72/17.28.62
Zaheer Khan26284/1725.96/19.77.88
R Vinay Kumar25274/4024.77/18.77.94
Srinath Aravind19254/1417.48/14.67.14

In his 7 seasons at the RCB, Siraj played 87 matches for the franchise, which is the 5th most, just 4 behind Chris Gayle.

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Mayank Bande

Mayank Bande has been a content producer at The Sporting News since 2023 and has extensive experience in cricket writing. His work has previously appeared on platforms like OneCricket and Last Word on Sports. Beyond cricket, Mayank closely follows football as an FC Barcelona supporter, along with tennis and Olympic sports. Despite holding a degree in Business Administration, he chose to pursue a career in sports, bringing sharp analysis to his writing as someone who once played cricket.